Commercial real estate industry executives are optimistic about Q1 market conditions while taking a "wait and see" approach to new Administration policies and potential tax reform, according to The Real Estate Roundtable's Q1 2017 Economic Sentiment Index released this week. "The Trump Administration and a new Congress are aiming to unshackle the economy by focusing […]
GEP, a leading global provider of procurement and supply chain consulting, managed services and software to Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises worldwide, has released its annual report on business and economic trends and how they impact sourcing and procurement organizations: GEP Procurement Outlook 2017—Global Supertrends and Their Implications. With uncertainty rising, business and procurement leaders in […]
It's not just citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries who are facing a US-enforced travel ban. Under new rules, American citizens too could soon be banned from travelling by having their passports revoked for unpaid taxes, warns the boss of one of the world's largest independent financial advisory organizations. Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere […]
Challenging the status quo thinking that more government spending boosts the economy, a new report released by the Pacific Research Institute found that bigger government does very little to boost the economy. Part 2 of Beyond the New Normal concludes that high taxes and government spending actually takes away the ability of people to spend […]
With CEO’s citing growth as top priority for the coming years, CFOs are to be strongly impacted. Finance Monthly here benefits from an exclusive outlook on the future of CFOs by Mark Nittler, VP Enterprise Strategy at Workday, who discusses the changing role of finance and how CFOs can better prepare themselves for the future. […]
Following years of sluggish economic recovery, business leaders believe 2017 stands to usher in a long-awaited acceleration in growth. According to ‘America's economic engine - Breaking the cycle’, Deloitte's 2017 report on business and economic trends in the privately-held and middle-market segment, 83% of executives surveyed after the November election are confident that the US […]
IBM recently announced a blockchain initiative with Dubai Customs, Dubai Trade, advancing Dubai's government blockchain strategy. As part of the initiative, IBM is also working with leading businesses including Emirates NBD, du, Aramex, and Banco Santander. IBM is collaborating with Dubai Customs, Dubai Trade and its IT provider DUTECH, to explore the use of blockchain […]
Speaking on the developing relationship between consumers and the financial sector, here Tracey Follows, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer of The Future Laboratory, offers her take on the future of the consumer finance sector. Money. It is something that is in the back of most normal people’s minds most of the time. But the brands […]
Over the past year, and in recent news, we’ve seen a consensus that the pay of corporate executives is ‘too high’, and investors, fund managers and shareholders are increasingly ready to take firm action against plans to boost the remuneration of top bosses. More recently, David Cumming, Head of Equities at Standard Life, a UK […]
With global cybercriminal risk at an all-time high, the findings of a new survey conducted by global consulting firm Protiviti show positive progress for organizations – an increasing number of them have boards of directors and management that are actively engaged with cybersecurity and adopting best practices in their IT departments. Protiviti's 2017 Security and […]
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